Winter at George Washington’s Mt. Vernon
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Arlington Cemetery on a Sunny Winter Day
Arlington Cemetery is one of those places that you have to visit when you come to Washington DC. The cemetery is beautiful, peaceful, saddening and yet hopeful. Visiting with young kids takes away a bit of the opportunity for contemplation, but my hope is in a trade off of small seeds of impression planted in
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Disney World 2017 | Animal Kingdom
The last day of our Disney World trip was spent in Animal Kingdom, and it was awesome. In general, AK felt less crowded than the other parks and we enjoyed the variety of rides and attractions. The new Avatar, Flight of Passage ride had opened shortly before we visited, so the plan was to head
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Disney World 2017 | Magic Kingdom Day 2
We bought 5 day park hopper passes for our trip to Disney World, which meant that one park could be repeated. We chose to spread Magic Kingdom over two days and I’m glad that we did. The park is full of rides that appealed to everyone in our group and we were able to repeat
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Disney World 2017 | Out and About Around the Resort
The third day of our trip to Disney World was slated for Hollywood Studios. We found that we only needed a few hours at the park with the kids, and their time was better spent on an afternoon nap. Thankfully, our traveling companions- my parents- rescued their tired little grandchildren and accompanied them back to
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Disney World 2017 | Epcot
After our first day, at Magic Kingdom, we were ready to tackle Epcot. We walked from Yacht Club, where we were staying, right to the back gate, which was super convenient, but also put us on entirely the opposite side of the park from all of the rides. Semi-undaunted, we walked all the way around
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Disney World | Magic Kingdom Day 1
Our Disney trip was months in the making. I think we started officially planning in March, and we traveled in October. Astonishingly, we were barely early enough, as some hotels were sold out already for military rates for our dates, and reservations for certain activities opened up within a month or so of our booking
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Boston Visit with Kids
Our ‘great summer road trip’ rounded out with a few nights spent outside Boston. We found an AirBnB close to a Subway stop and spent a morning and afternoon walking around the city. First- figuring out the ticketing system. Not so self explanatory. A nice transit employee leaving her shift happened to walk by and
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New Hampshire Train Ride
After the epic one day road trip from Western upstate New York, across Vermont, to the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee, we had settled into our rental for the next two nights and were ready to explore New Hampshire. The state has long been on our list of possible places to land after we’re done moving
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New York to New Hampshire | Road Trip
On our summer vacation this year, we spent our first few nights in Ithaca New York, then drove across the state, and Vermont, to Meredith New Hampshire on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee. The drive was beautiful, but, let me tell you… don’t get off the highway at the wrong exit in rural New York.
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Fall Farm Activities in Northern Virginia
I love living in an area that has four seasons. Fall and Spring are my favorites, and I look forward to fall activities all year long. Over the past two falls we’ve visited several farms in the Northern Virginia and I wanted to share three of my favorites. Fall Farm Activities in Northern Virginia |
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Ithaca, New York
College towns all have their own unique feeling, don’t they? I managed to attend 3 colleges in the 4 years it took me to accomplish my bachelors degree. The first was a community college in my hometown (so the vibe felt… nonexistent? ;) ), the second was a mid-size state university in the last dry
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Walking Watkins Glen in the Finger Lakes Region of New York
When trip planning, I start with the locations, then fill in the details. When we decided on a road trip through New England it didn’t take long at all to choose to include a stop at Watkins Glen in the Finger Lakes region of New York. We were booked to stay just outside Ithaca, and
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Cozy, Comfortable Ithaca, New York Air BnB Stay
When you grow up in a semi-rural area, then spend 10+ years living in dense housing situations, open land and the quiet of acreage holds a siren song. While planning our August trip through New England, I knew I wanted to include some outdoors time, and during my AirBnB searching for places to stay I
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3 Tips for Visiting Malta with Kids
When we lived in Sicily we wanted to ease our kids into the European travel scene. We decided that traveling to a location with English speakers and an easy-going culture would be the perfect fit. Malta was the perfect fit. A bonus for our plan of visiting Malta with kids was that the flight from
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5 Tips for Visiting Paris with Kids
Paris is a gorgeous city. Wandering the streets and stopping for a crepe, kouignette or café is something that everyone should experience at least once in their life. It is also a great city for kids, with plenty of open park space for running, interesting options for transportation and many museums that can hold little
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Jost Van Dyke | Sailing the British Virgin Islands
After leaving Virgin Gorda, we sailed for a few hours until we reached the island of Jost Van Dyke. The plan was a few hours on the beach enjoying the libations at the Soggy Dollar Bar, then dinner at Foxys, both of which are storied institutions. As youthful (we think ;)) mid-30s folks we felt a
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Mango Bay Resort | British Virgin Island Perfection
Some people might be excited about the prospect of… A) Not showering for 5 nights B) “Showering” in a wetroom where the floor was literally 1 foot x 1 foot square -or- C) Jumping into the ocean and calling yourself clean…. but Courtney and I were not. So, we agreed to reserve 3 nights during our
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Saying Goodbye to St. Thomas | US Virgin Islands
After our time on the sailboat in the British Virgin Islands we headed back for an overnight stay on St Thomas before flying out the next night. This time, we stayed at a hotel down near the water, called Olga’s Fancy. The owner/proprietor is a lovely lady who was very helpful arranging taxi service to
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Quick Trip to Great Falls National Park
Life gets busy, doesn’t it? We have all the best intentions of getting out to explore this area of the country; there is so much to see and experience! However, by the time the weekend rolls around after a frenetic week of long work days, kid activities, day-to-day stressors and dog problems (we have a 1
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Sailing the British Virgin Islands | A Trip that won’t be Forgotten
After a quick stay in St. Thomas, we hopped on a ferry to Road Town on the British island of Tortola to pick up our chartered sailboat. Once we got out of the harbor, where there had been no breeze and plenty of hot sun, vacation REALLY started. I wasn’t sure what to expect while
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St. Thomas Travel Photos
Ocean. Cocktails. Sunshine. Those three nouns have played a large part in my ability to motivate myself over the past year. We had been planning a trip to the BVIs (British Virgin Islands) with our friends (Courtney of clickitupanotch.com and her husband) for at least 10 months before we left it all behind and flew
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5 Tips for Visiting Florence with Kids
Firenze stole my heart as soon as we stepped off of the train from Rome. The people, the buildings, the art, the architecture… it was everything I wanted in a European vacation location. I think that visiting Florence with kids is a wonderful idea, as Italian culture is so welcoming of children. Here are a
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White Stone, Virginia | Sand, Seafood and a Sweet Little House.
To round out Spring Break this year, we went on a super quick trip down to the Middle Peninsula region and stayed in the cutest little rental house in White Stone, Virginia. The boys were ecstatic to find a small sandy beach where they could play in the waves and dig in the sand. For dinner
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